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| Bill | Immunity for physician wellness programs. | Defines "wellness program". Specifies that the proceedings and deliberations of a wellness program are confidential. Specifies certain exceptions. Provides that all minutes, records, reports, written expert opinions, written communications, and other comparable memoranda prepared or created by a wellness program are privileged. Specifies certain exceptions. Prohibits all wellness program personnel and participants from revealing or disclosing the substance of wellness program communications, records, and determinations to any person or entity outside of the wellness program. Specifies certain exceptions. Allows a court to order in writing the release of confidential or privileged information belonging to a wellness program after a hearing if the court makes specified findings. Provides that the exchange of confidential or privileged information or memoranda between wellness groups does not result in the waiver of applicable confidentiality and privilege provisions. Provides that confidentiality and privilege provisions applicable to certain records do not make the records inaccessible to people or entities that would otherwise be eligible to receive or access the records under existing state or federal law. Provides that the confidentiality and privilege provisions applicable to wellness groups do not abrogate, limit, or restrict any other privacy protection applicable to a patient or the patient's health or medical information. Specifies that certain individuals may not be named as a party in a civil suit in connection with certain actions taken with respect to a wellness program. Provides that a member, consultant, or participant who comprises or participates in a wellness program is not required to report a licensed physician to the medical licensing board for any act, omission, statement, discovery, or disclosure unless the licensed physician presents a threat to himself or herself, to his or her patients, or to the general public. | us/states/in | Indiana General Assembly | 2021 | SB 365 | Indiana SB 365 (2021) |
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Indiana SB 365 (2021) — Immunity for physician wellness programs.
Defines "wellness program". Specifies that the proceedings and deliberations of a wellness program are confidential. Specifies certain exceptions. Provides that all minutes, records, reports, written expert opinions, written communications, and other comparable memoranda prepared or created by a wellness program are privileged. Specifies certain exceptions. Prohibits all wellness program personnel and participants from revealing or disclosing the substance of wellness program communications, records, and determinations to any person or entity outside of the wellness program. Specifies certain exceptions. Allows a court to order in writing the release of confidential or privileged information belonging to a wellness program after a hearing if the court makes specified findings. Provides that the exchange of confidential or privileged information or memoranda between wellness groups does not result in the waiver of applicable confidentiality and privilege provisions. Provides that confidentiality and privilege provisions applicable to certain records do not make the records inaccessible to people or entities that would otherwise be eligible to receive or access the records under existing state or federal law. Provides that the confidentiality and privilege provisions applicable to wellness groups do not abrogate, limit, or restrict any other privacy protection applicable to a patient or the patient's health or medical information. Specifies that certain individuals may not be named as a party in a civil suit in connection with certain actions taken with respect to a wellness program. Provides that a member, consultant, or participant who comprises or participates in a wellness program is not required to report a licensed physician to the medical licensing board for any act, omission, statement, discovery, or disclosure unless the licensed physician presents a threat to himself or herself, to his or her patients, or to the general public.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- SB 365 - Schaibley - 3rd Reading — 92–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Donna Schaibley — primary (person)
- Ed Charbonneau — primary (person)
- Michael Crider — primary (person)
- Brad Barrett — cosponsor (person)
- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
- Rita Fleming — cosponsor (person)
- Shelli Yoder — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-01-11 Authored by Senator Crider
- 2021-01-11 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
reading-1, referral-committee - 2021-02-09 Senator Charbonneau added as second author
- 2021-02-18 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage - 2021-02-22 Senator Randolph added as coauthor
- 2021-02-22 Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2 - 2021-02-23 House sponsor: Representative Schaibley
- 2021-02-23 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 195: yeas 47, nays 0
passage, reading-3 - 2021-02-24 Referred to the House
- 2021-03-04 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
reading-1, referral-committee - 2021-03-16 Representative Fleming added as cosponsor
- 2021-03-22 Representative Barrett added as cosponsor
- 2021-03-25 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage - 2021-03-29 Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2 - 2021-03-30 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 336: yeas 92, nays 1
passage, reading-3 - 2021-03-31 Returned to the Senate with amendments
amendment-failure - 2021-03-31 Motion to concur filed
- 2021-04-01 Senator Yoder added as coauthor
- 2021-04-05 Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 344: yeas 47, nays 0
amendment-failure - 2021-04-12 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- 2021-04-13 Signed by the Speaker
- 2021-04-21 Signed by the President of the Senate
- 2021-04-22 Signed by the Governor
executive-signature - 2021-04-22 Public Law 101
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/79fa95b9-3370-4db0-bf14-6fb40adc737d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).